Clark Electric Cooperative and solar
Clark Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative serving about 9,616 homes in Wisconsin. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 15.0¢20% below Wisconsin average
- Typical bill
- $1841,230 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~27%Varies by utility
- Typical payback
- 15.9 yrs5.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Clark Electric Cooperative customers
Varies by utility (Wisconsin rule).
Wisconsin has no statewide net metering law; each utility's PSC-approved tariff applies. Most offer monthly netting for systems up to ~20 kW (We Energies up to 300 kW), but some pay only avoided cost for monthly excess.
Solar for a typical Clark Electric Cooperative home
| System | 5.6 kW (50% of 1,230 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $20,300, $17,900 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $1,113 |
| Payback | 15.9 years |
| 25-year net | $12,962 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 80
- Share of customers
- 0.8%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 9,616
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Clark Electric Cooperative and solar
Does Clark Electric Cooperative have net metering?
Clark Electric Cooperative follows Wisconsin's rules: Wisconsin has no statewide net metering law; each utility's PSC-approved tariff applies. Most offer monthly netting for systems up to ~20 kW (We Energies up to 300 kW), but some pay only avoided cost for monthly excess.
How much does electricity cost with Clark Electric Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 15.0¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,230 kWh a month, a bill of about $184.
Is solar worth it with Clark Electric Cooperative?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 5.6 kW system costing about $17,900 pays back in about 15.9 years, with $12,962 net over 25 years.
How many Clark Electric Cooperative customers have solar?
About 80 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.8% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Clark Electric Coop - (WI) (EIA ID 3701). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.